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What happens in a King-Rook vs King-Bishop with a perfect play in a no pawn endgame?
Suppose both the kings are left in a fairly neutral positions with just rook at one side and a bishop at the other side. What is the outcome if both the sides play correctly?
Can a side with only ...
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Bishop and Knight exchange with opponent's Rook and pawn
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In Chess, Are there advantages or disadvantages of exchanging your Bishop + Knight with opponent's Rook and Pawn in middle game?
Knight 3 points
Bishop 3 points
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Rook 5 points
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How do you hold a draw with a bishop against a rook?
Bishop and King versus Rook and King is a draw. Yet it is easy to go wrong and lose. How do you hold a draw?
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Is this Rook versus Bishop endgame winning for white (white to move)?
[fen "8/8/5b2/5k2/8/3R4/4K3/8 w - - 0 1"]
In this endgame can white win ? If so what is the plan here for white or how sould black try to defend this position
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